Un-ban Appeal - ForceVenom - 04/22/2017 (Unbanned 02/05/2017)

[ForceVenom]

In-game Name
Viral

Steam ID
76561198100803823

The date of your ban.
04/22/2017

Member of the team that banned you.
SI Aiden

Reason given for your ban.
Forum ban- breaking rule 4.2

The Server you initially were banned on.
Server 1

In your own words, please type why you think you were banned.
The reason why I was banned was for breaking rule (4.2) in which I was shown to be doing so in a video by stating the number of online TCK members whilst me and my gang had one of them hostage.

Why should we unban you ?
I understand that I have broken the rule, but I feel that I should be unbanned for a few reasons.
Firstly, under the circumstances in which the rule was broken, by me stating that there were four TCK members online, I feel this had no influence on any in game actions and did not put anyone at a disadvantage in the game in any way which is often what the rule is broken for. The reason why I decide to look at the number of TCK members online was because we were debating whether to put the hostage up for ransom or not. We were aware that the TCK members would most likely respond to the fact that one of their team members had been taken hostage, it was also to do with the fact that we had suspicion TCK member Jimmy had metagamed and told his team members where he was despite having no radio, GPS or any form of communication.

I take full responsibility for my actions and do understand that regardless of circumstances the rule was broken. The circumstances were mentioned only so you could understand why I did what I did. If I thought that by stating the number of TCK members online, despite having no impact, would have got me banned, I would not have looked in the first place as I was at no point trying to give my gang an advantage. I should have been aware regardless that under NO circumstances should I ever be checking the groups to see number of members of other gangs online as there is no need to do so.

I have been a member of the community for a very long time and would hate to think that I would no longer be able to be a part of it for making a silly mistake like I did. I apologise for not following the rules and hope to be a part of the community again soon.

Viral.

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[TomTheDoge]

I feel this had no influence on any in game actions

The reason why I decide to look at the number of TCK members online was because we were debating whether to put the hostage up for ransom or not.

These 2 don't add up, can you explain?

 

[ForceVenom]

These 2 don't add up, can you explain?

I mean that my gang disregarded the information that I provided and chose not to act upon what I had said as they knew that what I had done was wrong. They decided amongst themselves what to do which ultimately was put him up for ransom, which was the idea prior to me providing the number of TCK members online. 

I would like to make it clear that despite my gang choosing not to act on the information I provided, this does not negate the fact that I broke a rule and took it upon myself to check the number of TCK members online at the time.

I would like to stress the fact that there was no malicious intent behind my actions and wasn't intentionally trying to give my gang the upper hand. I honestly don't know what was going through my head at the time, I think it was more because I was spooked by the fact he was TCK and wanted to check, for myself, if I was definitely going to die or not as TCK have good communication and was aware that it was likely his gang members would come to find him. I then, without thinking, relayed this information to my gang members which is where my downfall was.  

It is clear from the video evidence that I was aware of the rule break as I state "I don't mean to cheat", but I honestly didn't want to negatively impact the in-game experience for others and apologise for not understanding the severity of my actions. I thought that I was making a harmless statement, but have now fully come to terms with the fact that meta gaming of ANY kind does negatively impact gameplay for others and apologise for not fully understanding this in the first place. 

I understand how, from an outside perspective, it would seem like I was trying to impact the game in favour of my gang as if there were few TCK members online it was more likely we would ransom him and if there were lots we would have decided not to, but honesty this was not my trail of thought, I was just being oblivious at the time and again unaware of the severity of my actions. 

Thank you for your response,

Viral.

 

[Robbie]

I'm satisfied with giving you another chance you seem to understand alot, I hope you don't do anything silly again

Unbanned